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Kusamura Bonsai Club
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Our 41st Annual Show
Our annual show is
scheduled for April 21 and 22 at Mitchell Park Community
Center in Palo Alto with Kathy Shaner and . More
Details.
April Meeting
Ah, Spring at
last! Most of our trees with new leaves and
possibly lingering flowers are at their best. It is
time for Kusamura's annual bonsai show on
April 21st and 22nd at Mitchell Park in Palo
Alto. The
show affords us a chance to perfect a few of our
best trees and view them in a formal setting, away
from the crowded conditions that exist in most
growing areas. Learning to show our trees on stands
of an appropriate size and form, and to use some
combination of companion plants, suiseki, and
scrolls with them is a technique as important to
learn as wiring, pruning, or potting. The first
value of our show, then, is personal: to enjoy and
appreciate our trees and those of our friends more
fully.
A second value of
the show is to enchant visitors and encourage
others to adopt our fascinating hobby. Needless to
say, the lunchroom is a wonderful place to
entertain our friends and become better
acquainted.
The entire April
program is designed to help us prepare for what we
expect will be our best show yet.
Accent Plants
with Sandy Planting
7:00
Sandy Planting
will discuss accent plants and how to groom them
and our trees for the show.
8:00
Sandy will help
us practice setting up tokonoma or formal displays
using the bonsai we expect to show. In the past,
although a few members planned their displays ahead
of time, most of the arranging was done in a rush
on Saturday morning. This time, all members will
have a chance to prepare their own exhibits in
advance.
Here's how it
works. Remember that everyone is expected to
display three of his or her best trees in the show.
For the April meeting, members should bring two of
the three in order to learn or practice how to
arrange formal displays. Bring any stands,
companion plants, suiseki, or scrolls that you
think might complement your trees. Please bring
extra items in these categories that others could
use or borrow. (Make sure to mark with your name
everything that you bring.) A backdrop will be set
up with a table on each side. Members will take
turns perfecting their displays. Sandy will make
suggestions, and others are invited to ask
questions and make comments as we go along. It is
hoped that those members who have only
recently-styled trees will participate in the
meeting and display their trees formally in the
in-progress room at the show.
This meeting will
be fun, but it won't be a total success unless
everyone participates and learns the essential
skill of display.
Show and
Tell
Because of the nature of the
meeting, there will be no show and tell this
month.
Sign-up
Sheets
Look
for show sign-up sheets at the meeting. Members are
asked to volunteer for various tasks associated
with the show: working in the kitchen, hosting the
show or greeting visitors, helping with setting up
and taking down the show. Those who work hard to
clean up after the show will be eligible for a
strike (special drawing). The prizes will be six
nice pots and four good quality plants.
Notes for the
Show
Friday, April 20th, starting at 7:00
p.m.
Members deliver their three donation trees to the
Mitchell Park Community Center, where the plants
will be priced. Members will be able to buy plants
that have been priced. Good quality ceramic bonsai
pots may be substituted for donation trees. Fifteen
dollars may be paid to the club for each missing
tree or pot.
Also on Friday
night, in order to save time on Saturday morning,
members are asked to help assemble backdrops for
the show.
Saturday,
April 21st, starting at 8:00 a.m. Members deliver their
three show trees and other items for their displays
and help to set up the show. Please read Jim
Ransohoff's tips for April (below), especially the
section entitled "Main Effort," about how to get
your trees ready to display.
Special
Workshop on April 7. For those who wish
additional help to prepare their trees for the show
or advice on their tokonoma style exhibits, Sandy
Planting is holding a workshop on April 7th at her
garage in Menlo Park, starting at 1:00 p.m.
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April Newsletter
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April Work
Schedule
From A Year of Bonsai Tips by Jim
Ransohoff
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Calendar
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April 14-15. American Bonsai
Association of Sacramento, McKinley Park Garden and
Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Blvd, Sacramento. 10:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. both days. Demos both days at
2:00 p.m. by Kathy Shaner.
map
April 21-22. Kusamura Bonsai Club at
Mitchell Park Community Center, 3800 Middlefield
Road, Palo Alto. Saturday 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m.;
Sunday 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Demos Saturday at
1:30 p.m. by Kathy Shaner, and Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
by Sandy Planting and Jim Ransohoff.
map
April 21-22. San Jose Betsuin Bonsai Club
at San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin, 640 N. 5th
Street. Saturday 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m.; Sunday
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Demos both days at 2:00
p.m. by Harry Hirao.
map
April 21-22. Bonsai Sekiyu Kai,
Sacramento Buddhist Church Hall, 2401 Riverside
Blvd., Sacramento. Saturday 12:00 noon to 6:00
p.m.; Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Demos both
days at 2:00 p.m. by John Uchida.
map
May 5-6. Sacramento Bonsai Club, Buddhist
Church of Sacramento, 2401 Riverside Blvd.,
Sacramento. Saturday 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m.;
Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Demos both days at
2:00 p.m. by Mas Imazumi.
map
May 6. Watsonville Bonsai Club,
Watsonville Buddhist Temple Annex, 423 Bridge
Street, Watsonville. Open 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Demo at 2:00 p.m.
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More
Events (from Golden State Bonsai Federation)
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